Description
Hardware

Includes
Access Covers; Bumpers; Casters; Cabinet and Door Hardware; Clevises; Hinges; Latches; Straps and Strapping; Turnbuckles; Webbed Straps.

Excludes
Weapons System Hardware (5342).

Notes
Common hardware designed primarily for commercial use will be classified in this FSC. Hardware is the physical, tangible, and permanent components of end items that may not be classified elsewhere. It consists also of common items that are commonly used in construction and/or manufacturing (e.g., hinges, door locks).

Possible NAICS Codes
332510 – Hardware Manufacturing
332722 – Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing
444110 – Home Centers
423710 – Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
333618 – Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing
339999 – All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
332999 – All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
336413 – Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
336411 – Aircraft Manufacturing
333120 – Construction Machinery Manufacturing

Description
Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Foil: Nonferrous Base Metal

Includes
Leaf; Perforated Sheet and Strips.

Possible NAICS Codes
331491 – Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
331110 – Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
331315 – Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing
488190 – Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
332313 – Plate Work Manufacturing
423510 – Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
332999 – All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
331420 – Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying
331221 – Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing

Includes
Plugs; Jacks; Receptacles; Electronic Component Sockets and Associated Accessories.

Excludes
Interconnectors, Fiber Optic.

Possible NAICS Codes
334417 – Electronic Connector Manufacturing
335931 – Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing
332112 – Nonferrous Forging
444180 – Other Building Material Dealers
333310 – Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
336413 – Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
334419 – Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
335999 – All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
333618 – Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing
336411 – Aircraft Manufacturing

Possible NAICS Codes
332313 – Plate Work Manufacturing
325991 – Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins
334511 – Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
326199 – All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
334513 – Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
334519 – Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
332999 – All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
336612 – Boat Building
332111 – Iron and Steel Forging
332710 – Machine Shops

Includes
Assembled and Unassembled Tanks for storage only; Enclosures for Pressure and Vacuum Tanks; Petroleum Bulk Storage Tanks.

Excludes
Boiler Tanks (FSC 4410); Hot Water Tanks (FSC 4520).

Possible NAICS Codes
332420 – Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing
326299 – All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing
332313 – Plate Work Manufacturing
444140 – Hardware Retailers
326199 – All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
326220 – Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing
314910 – Textile Bag and Canvas Mills
333914 – Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing
332722 – Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing
237120 – Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction

Includes
Armor Plate; Black Plate; Floor Plate; Leaf; Perforated Sheet and Strip; Shim Stock.

Excludes
Bale Ties (FSC 8135); Baling Bands (FSC 8135); Mending Plates (FSC 5340); Mounting Plates (FSC 5340); T Plates (FSC 5340).

Notes
This class contains bulk material only. Specially designed items should be placed in a more appropriate class. The items covered by this class are all similar in that they are flat, generally rolled metal, the difference is covered by dimensional parameters in the item name definition.

Possible NAICS Codes
331221 – Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing
331110 – Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing
331315 – Aluminum Sheet, Plate, and Foil Manufacturing
332322 – Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
331491 – Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, and Extruding
332321 – Metal Window and Door Manufacturing
488190 – Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
332313 – Plate Work Manufacturing
333618 – Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing

Description
Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment: Ship and Marine Equipment

Possible NAICS Codes
336611 – Ship Building and Repairing
811310 – Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
334511 – Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
811210 – Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance
333618 – Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing
541330 – Engineering Services
488390 – Other Support Activities for Water Transportation
332313 – Plate Work Manufacturing

Includes
Leaf Type Vehicular Springs; Suspension Type Shock Absorbers.

Excludes
Vehicular Hardware (FSG 53); Specialized Vehicular Furniture (FSC 2540).

Possible NAICS Codes
332999 – All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
336211 – Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
333618 – Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing
332994 – Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing
333120 – Construction Machinery Manufacturing
332510 – Hardware Manufacturing
336390 – Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
336370 – Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
336360 – Motor Vehicle Seating and Interior Trim Manufacturing
336330 – Motor Vehicle Steering and Suspension Components (except Spring) Manufacturing

Includes
Attachments for Tanks, Self-propelled Weapons, and High Speed Tractors; A-frames and Winches specifically designed for truck mounting; Cranes and Crane Booms for Wrecker Trucks.

Possible NAICS Codes
336992 – Military Armored Vehicle, Tank, and Tank Component Manufacturing
333310 – Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
336390 – Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
332510 – Hardware Manufacturing
333618 – Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing
332994 – Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing
336320 – Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing
313210 – Broadwoven Fabric Mills
333120 – Construction Machinery Manufacturing
336999 – All Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

Notes
Excludes production type equipment designed for impregnation of metal castings and electronic components, processing of leather and textiles, and for similar industrial processing operations.

Possible NAICS Codes
327992 – Ground or Treated Mineral and Earth Manufacturing
332999 – All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
339999 – All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
611430 – Professional and Management Development Training
332313 – Plate Work Manufacturing
339115 – Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing
332510 – Hardware Manufacturing
333998 – All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
339113 – Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
336612 – Boat Building

Includes
Modems.

Excludes
Electronic Countermeasures Equipment.

Notes
This class includes miscellaneous communication equipment that is not classified in more specific classes. (See the NOTE for FSG 58.)

Possible NAICS Codes
334290 – Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing
334511 – Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
336413 – Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
334220 – Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
332722 – Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing
334111 – Electronic Computer Manufacturing
541519 – Other Computer Related Services
334419 – Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
333618 – Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing
332618 – Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing

Description
Fire Control Radar Equipment, except Airborne

Includes
Radar Sets, Assemblies, Subassemblies, and Components Specially Designed for use on or with Fire Control Equipment.

Possible NAICS Codes
334419 – Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
334511 – Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
335999 – All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
334412 – Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing
334118 – Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
332999 – All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
332710 – Machine Shops
332313 – Plate Work Manufacturing
332994 – Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing
334512 – Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use

Includes
Fuze Setters; Ordnance Cable Systems; Aiming Circles; Flash and Sound Ranging Sets; Fire Control Components and Subassemblies Not Classifiable in other classes of group 12.

Possible NAICS Codes
332999 – All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
334519 – Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
333998 – All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing
115310 – Support Activities for Forestry
333310 – Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
332994 – Small Arms, Ordnance, and Ordnance Accessories Manufacturing
336390 – Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
334511 – Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
339999 – All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
332510 – Hardware Manufacturing

Includes
Compactors; Destructors; Garbage Disposals; Incinerators; Septic Tanks.

Possible NAICS Codes
332913 – Plumbing Fixture Fitting and Trim Manufacturing
562991 – Septic Tank and Related Services
333310 – Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing
562111 – Solid Waste Collection
562213 – Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators
333414 – Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing
332439 – Other Metal Container Manufacturing
562211 – Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
562998 – All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services
562112 – Hazardous Waste Collection

Includes
Culvert Pipes; Culvert Pipe Connector Bands; Metallic Pipes; Plastic Pipes; Tubes and Rigid Tubing and their assemblies.

Excludes
Air Conditioning-Heating Pipes (FSC 4520); Asbestos and Cement, Bituminized Fiber, Clay and Concrete Pipes (FSC 5630); Conduit Pipes and their assemblies (FSC 5975); Downspout Pipes (FSC 5670); Exhaust Pipes (FSC 1560, 2990, and 4520); Fire Extinguishing Systems Pipes and Tubes and their assemblies (FSC 4210); Flexible Tubing (FSC 4720; Glass Tubing (FSC 6640, and 9340); Laboratory Tubes (FSC 6640); Medical and Surgical Tubes (FSC 6515).

Possible NAICS Codes
336411 – Aircraft Manufacturing
332996 – Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
331210 – Iron and Steel Pipe and Tube Manufacturing from Purchased Steel
336413 – Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
332722 – Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing
326122 – Plastics Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
331420 – Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying
333618 – Other Engine Equipment Manufacturing
332510 – Hardware Manufacturing
488190 – Other Support Activities for Air Transportation